Assembly features of golf club bags



Feb. R. L. CORBETT ASSEMBLY FEATURES OF GOLF CLUB .BAGS

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Patented Feb. 24, 1948 UNI-TED. 1 STATES. PATENT O FFICE ASSEMBLYFEATURES QEGOLF CLUBfiAGS Robert Lee Corbett, Lakewood, Ohio-Applieation February 1, 1945, Serial No. 575,600. 7

1 Claim. 1

y i ventionre ate to imp o eme ts in f club bags.

It isv an object of my invention to provide-an improved golf club bagwhich may be readily and quickly .as emb e ii manufacture and whi h willbe durable and eflicient in use.

I further contemplate that the club positioning means of my inventionshallbe so associated with,

the. mouth of the golf. .bag. as to eliminate the use of special longarm scwingmachines or other special equipment to secure the saidpositioning means or the club supporting and retaining means to the bag.

Another object of my invention is to provide improved support means forsaid bag whereby said bag will maintain its assembled form in use.

Another object of my invention is to provide improved means for mountingthe golf clubs in the golf bag of my invention.

Another object of my invention is to provide in the improved golf bag ofmy invention an improved ball and tee compartment.

Other objects of my invention and the invention itself will become morereadily apparent from a review of the following description and attacheddrawing, in which drawing:

Fig, 1 is a perspective View of the improved golf bag of my invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the structure of Fig. 1, theback outer cover material being omitted in this view;

, Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a top plan View taken .on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the ball teecompartment of my invention.

Referring now to the drawings, in all of which like parts are designatedby like reference characters, at I I show the improved golf bag of myinvention, said bag comprising a bag covering 2, an upper cuff 5, alower base I, a standard 12, bag handle 15. shoulder strap it, a balland tee compartment l? and a utility compartment 22, as best shown inFig. 1.

The bag further comprises a novel stay pocket apron 2i, for purposeshereinafter more fully described, said stay pocket apron being disposedmedially of the bag, as best shown in Fig. 3.

Various features of the bag of my invention have been separatelydescribed and claimed in my (impending apblications for United StatesLetters Patent, Serial Nos. 575,598 and 575,599, both filed February 1,1945, the latter now abandoned, these being particularly the standardl2, and improved suspension and supporting means, not shown herein butadapted to be associated with the bagof my invention, and the same willonly be referred to generally in this specification.

It isto be noted that, as illustrated hereimthe tion arepreferablyformed of plastic and each comprises apair of stay slots 6 and 8resectively,

at either side of each said element, said pairs of slots being adaptedto be placed in alignment when the bag is assembled.

The cuff 5, as shown in the embodiment herein illustrated and described,is preferably tapered from end to end in the usual manner, and indexstrips 3 and 4, preferably also formed of plastic, comprising anysuitable number of compartments for accommodating woods and iron clubseach being disposed on either side of the apron division 2|, may besecured to the cuff by means of studs 5 or like securing means. Theindex strips thus prevent shifting of the clubs to a reasonable degreeand enable the golfer and/or his caddie to more quickly locate a desiredclub.

The base I is preferably provided with a pair of legs or lug portions 9,preferably integrally formed with the base of the preferred plasticthereof, said lugs having metallic buttons or the like III to withstandwear, said lugs assisting the standard l2 in maintaining the bag instanding position, said standard being secured to the upper rear portionof the bag.

It will be noted that the bag handle 15 and strap IE will preferably beformed of plastic material and that the material of the pocket IT andcompartment 22 will preferably be of the material of the bag properwhich may be canvas, leather, or other suitable material.

The ball and tee dispensing pocket I! of my invention is adapted toreceive the balls and. tees in the larger portion a of the compartmentand to dispense tees from the smaller portion b thereof, the ball andtee compartments a and b being separated by means of a perforatedpartition l9, said perforations being only sufficiently large than saidtees to enable tees which have been placed in the ball compartment a tofall through the compartment a into the compartment 1) and to bar ballsfrom so doing. The tees may be readily obtained from the compartment bby means of movement of the slide fastener tab 1:, the slide fastenertab y being drawn back when both balls and tees are dropped into themain compartment a of the pocket. A single lock arrangement 20 locks theentire pocket I! and the two slide fastener units.

In assembly, the bag covering l' comprising the pocket I'I, compartment22, bag handle 15 and "suitable buckles for the strap i6 is sewed, lacedor riveted to the base I and then a vertical seam uniting opposite sideedges of the covering is disposed rearwardly of the bag to form acylindrical tube thereof.

Thestay pocket apron 2| withthe stays 25 inserted within the hemportions 25 of the apron is then inserted within the tubular bagcovering; the stay ends inserted within the stay slots .8 of the baseand the opposite ends of said stays within the aligned stay slots 6 ofthe cuff 5. The

cuii is then attached to the ba covering by means of sewing, lacing,riveting or other suit-- able means.

The stay pocket apron being of separate ma terial from that of the bag,thus enables the bag to be assembled without the: use of long-arm sewingmachines and/or equipment for riveting stays to cuii and base, as inprior art practice.

The apron, as above described, also provides for two rows of golf shaftsto preserve golf shafts and grips.

Although I have described my invention in connection with a preferredembodiment thereof,

I am, of course, aware that numerous and exten-e sive departures couldbe made therefrom without,

'member, an apron disposed medially of said tubular member and havingstay elements projected therethrough, the opposite ends of each saidstay element being seated in said opposing aligned slots in the base andcuff members.

ROBERT LEE CORBETT.

REFERENCES CITED P'Ih'e following references are of record in the fileof this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,502,300 Fairchild July 22, 19241,951,158 Loke et al Mar. 13, 1934 2,256,521 Kirkpatrick et al. Sept.23, 1941 2,408,777 Holbrook Oct. 8, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS Number CountryDate 349,310 Great Britain May 28, 1931

